Closest web-safe match: #99FF00

Color Details and Palettes for #ABED03

Details about the color Glorious Green Glitter#ABED03

Conversions, palettes, contrast & design ideas for this color.

Lime family Cool WCAG ink: dark
HEX #ABED03 RGB rgb(171, 237, 3) HSL hsl(77, 98%, 47%) CMYK cmyk(28%, 0%, 99%, 7%)

Color profile

About Color Hex #ABED03

#ABED03 is a cool color from the Lime family, closest in name to “Glorious Green Glitter”. In RGB it is rgb(171, 237, 3); in HSL, hsl(77, 98%, 47%).

The color Glorious Green Glitter, with hexadecimal code #abed03, resides within the green color family, the hue most connected to nature, growth, and renewal. Green soothes the eye more than any other color, making it ideal for wellness, sustainability, and financial brands. Additionally, it evokes emotions such as Freshness, Harmony, Growth, Youthfulness and Renewal. Green is often linked to nature and growth universally, and in some cultures, it symbolizes fertility, renewal, and even immortality. In Islam, green holds significant religious meaning. With a high saturation of 98%, this color is intensely vivid—demanding attention and ideal for focal elements like buttons, banners, and brand marks. With a mid-range lightness of 47%, it offers excellent versatility—readable as text on light backgrounds and visible as an element on dark ones. This color is ideal for designs that aim to express Freshness, Harmony, Growth, Youthfulness, or Renewal. It can be effectively used in web design, branding, and marketing materials to attract attention and convey specific messages.

Key facts

RGB 171, 237, 3 red · green · blue HSL 77° 98% 47% hue · sat · light HSV 77° 99% 93% design-app pickers CMYK 28 0 99 7 print inks, % Luminance 0.692 0 dark → 1 light On black 14.85:1 ✓ AA contrast ratio On white 1.41:1 ✕ AA contrast ratio Web-safe #99FF00 closest web-safe Best text black ideal foreground Character Vivid cool · lime family

The story of this color

History, Usage, Psychology & Design Ideas for #ABED03

Glorious Green Glitter (#ABED03) belongs to the Lime color family.

This vivid mid-tone strikes the ideal balance between intensity and readability, making it a strong candidate for primary brand colors, interactive UI elements, and logo design where immediate recognition is essential.

Historical Background

Lime green emerged as a popular color in the mid-20th century, fueled by psychedelic art and pop culture. The color takes its name from the citrus fruit, and its bright, acidic quality made it a staple of 1960s mod fashion and 1990s rave culture. In nature, lime green appears in new spring foliage, signaling the first stages of growth after winter dormancy.

Design & Usage Tips

Lime green projects youthful energy and works well for sports, fitness, and tech brands targeting younger demographics. It pairs effectively with dark purple or navy for bold complementary schemes, or with white for a fresh, clean look. Use lime sparingly as an accent—it can overwhelm when used as a dominant color.

Sitting on the cool side of the spectrum (hue 77°), it promotes a feeling of calm distance and intellectual clarity, which is why cool hues dominate corporate identities, healthcare design, and productivity tools. At 98% saturation, this is a highly vivid color that demands attention. Use it where maximum visual impact is needed—feature banners, accent buttons, and data-visualization highlights.

Psychological Impact

Lime stimulates vitality, freshness, and excitement. It sits at the boundary of yellow's optimism and green's natural calm, creating a unique sense of dynamic growth. Lime is particularly effective in contexts where energy and eco-consciousness intersect.

With a mid-range lightness of 47%, this tone is highly versatile: dark enough to serve as body text on white, yet light enough to stand out on charcoal or navy backgrounds.

Creative Design Ideas

Use lime as a highlight color for progress bars, success states, and achievement badges in gamified interfaces. Combine lime with matte black for an electric, high-tech brand identity. In packaging, lime accents on white suggest organic freshness—ideal for health drinks and snack brands.

Every format

#ABED03 Color Conversions

Every way to write Glorious Green Glitter — one-tap copy on every format; tap on any card to learn what it is and when to use it.

12 formats
HEX Web
#ABED03

Hexadecimal is the web’s universal color notation — two digits each for red, green and blue. Drop it straight into HTML, CSS or any design tool.

RGB Screen
rgb(171, 237, 3)

RGB is the additive Red-Green-Blue model every screen uses to emit light. The default choice for websites, apps and on-screen UI.

HSL Web
hsl(77, 98%, 47%)

HSL breaks a color into Hue, Saturation and Lightness — the most intuitive way to lighten, darken or mute a color in CSS.

HSV HSB Design
hsv(77, 99%, 93%)

HSV (also called HSB) maps Hue, Saturation and Value/Brightness. It is the model behind the color pickers in Photoshop, Figma and most design apps.

HWB CSS 4
hwb(77 1% 7%)

HWB blends a pure hue with Whiteness and Blackness — a painter-friendly model added in CSS Color 4 for quick tints and shades.

CMYK Print
cmyk(28%, 0%, 99%, 7%)

CMYK is the subtractive Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black ink model. Use these values when preparing artwork for a printer or commercial press.

OKLCH Modern
oklch(86.90% 0.224 127.26)

OKLCH is a modern, perceptually-uniform space (Lightness, Chroma, Hue). It powers smooth gradients and accessible palettes in today’s CSS.

OKLab Modern
oklab(86.90% -0.136 0.179)

OKLab is the Cartesian form of OKLCH — ideal for blending and interpolating colors without the muddy midpoints older spaces produce.

CIELAB L*a*b* Perceptual
L: 86.62, a: -46.67, b: 83.87

CIELAB is a device-independent, perceptually-uniform space. It is the standard for measuring color difference (ΔE) and matching across devices.

LCH Perceptual
L: 86.62, C: 95.98, H: 119.09

LCH is CIELAB in cylindrical form — Lightness, Chroma and Hue — letting you adjust vividness and hue while staying perceptually even.

XYZ CIE Science
X: 47.10, Y: 69.23, Z: 10.97

CIE XYZ is the 1931 master space that underpins every other model here — the scientific bridge used to convert between color systems.

Decimal int Code
11267331

The 24-bit integer value of the color — handy for databases, APIs, game engines and low-level graphics code.

Channel breakdown

RGB Color Percentages for #ABED03

How much red, green and blue light mixes into Glorious Green Glitter.

Red 171/255 41.6% Green 237/255 57.7% Blue 3/255 0.7%

Percentages show each channel's share of the total light (R + G + B) in Glorious Green Glitter.

Ink coverage

CMYK Ink Levels & Print Guide for #ABED03

Ink needed to reproduce Glorious Green Glitter in four-color print. Heaviest ink: Yellow.

28% CYAN 0% MAGENTA 99% YELLOW 7% KEY

Print tip: treat these values as a starting point — final output depends on printer profile, paper stock and calibration.

Accessibility · WCAG

Luminance & Contrast for #ABED03

How bright Glorious Green Glitter is, and how far black and white text clear each WCAG bar.

Relative luminance 0.692
0 · dark1 · light

Contrast ratio · 1:1 → 21:1 (log scale)

Aa Black text 14.85:1 ✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ Large
Aa White text 1.41:1 ✕ AA ✕ AAA ✕ Large

Developer shortcuts

Quick CSS Snippets for #ABED03

Copy-and-paste CSS for Glorious Green Glitter — per-line copy, or grab the whole block.

glorious-green-glitter.css
background-color: #ABED03;
color: #ABED03;
border: 2px solid #ABED03;
background-color: rgb(171, 237, 3);
background-color: hsl(77, 98%, 47%);
--color: #ABED03;

Shades · light to dark

#ABED03 Monochrome Palette

Lighter and darker steps of Glorious Green Glitter — the color's full brightness range in one strip.

#F7FDE6
#EAFBC0
#DDF89A
#D1F574
#C4F24F
#B8F029
#ABED03
#91C903
#78A602
#5E8202
#445F01
#2B3B01
#111800

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Harmony · 180° apart

#ABED03 Complementary Palette

Two colors opposite on the wheel — maximum contrast for attention-grabbing accents.

#ABED03
#4502ED

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Harmony · adjacent hues

#ABED03 Analogic Palette

Neighboring hues on the wheel — harmonious, calm combinations that feel unified.

#ABED03
#35ED02
#EDBA02
#02ED45
#ED4502
#02EDBA
#ED0235

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Harmony · 120° apart

#ABED03 Triadic Palette

Three colors evenly spaced on the wheel — vibrant and energetic, yet balanced.

#ABED03
#02ABED
#ED02AB

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Harmony · 90° apart

#ABED03 Quad Palette

Four colors evenly spaced on the wheel (tetradic) — rich schemes with multiple accents.

#ABED03
#02EDBA
#4502ED
#ED0235

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Accessibility

Color Blindness Simulation for #ABED03

How Glorious Green Glitter reads across five kinds of color vision — a ✓ Friendly verdict means the color difference stays distinguishable for that vision type.

#ABED03
#C4BF49
#C8C83C
#AE6872
#CECECE
Normal vision full color Deuteranopia green weakness ✕ Not friendly Protanopia red weakness ✕ Not friendly Tritanopia blue-yellow weakness ✕ Not friendly Achromatopsia total color blindness ✕ Not friendly

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Harmony overview

Color Harmonies for #ABED03

The lead color from each harmony scheme, side by side — a shortcut to the full palettes above.

#4502ED
#35ED02
#02ABED
#02EDBA
Complementary opposite hue Analogous adjacent hue Triadic 120° apart Tetradic (Quad) 90° apart

Perceptually nearby

#ABED03 Nearby Colors

A step away in brightness, richness or shade — each still feels like the same color.

Sweet Venom#BBFF22
Poisonous Potion#99DD00
Toxic Boyfriend#CCFF44
Jewel Beetle#88CC00
Glorious Green Glitter#AAEE00
Sour Apple Candy#AAEE33
Luxurious Lime#88EE33
Poisonous Pesto#CCEE00

From the color-name library

Colors Similar to #ABED03

The closest named colors to #ABED03 — same mood, each with its own character.

Glorious Green Glitter#AAEE11
Sour Apple Candy#AAEE22
Lurid Lettuce#B4F319
Lush Green#BBEE00
Green Venom#B8F818
Pick Your Poison#BFF128
Leafy Lemon#C0F000
Virtual Golf#C1EE13
Chartreuse#C1F80A
Spring Bud#A7FC00
Sweet Venom#B6FF1A
Atomic Lime#B9FF03

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Inspiration

Explore Vibrant Images Featuring Glorious Green Glitter (#abed03)

Curated Unsplash photos that carry the mood of Glorious Green Glitter — hover any tile to download it or view the original.

Good to know

Frequently Asked Questions about #ABED03

#ABED03 is a cool color from the Lime family. Its closest matched name is “Glorious Green Glitter”, matched perceptually with the CIEDE2000 color-difference formula. In RGB it is rgb(171, 237, 3); in HSL, hsl(77, 98%, 47%).
In RGB, #ABED03 is rgb(171, 237, 3); in HSL it is hsl(77, 98%, 47%); and in CMYK — the model used for print — it is cmyk(28%, 0%, 99%, 7%).
#ABED03 has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 against black and 1.41:1 against white. For readability, black body text meets the WCAG AA threshold of 4.5:1 on it, while white does not.
The direct complement of #ABED03 is #4502ED (opposite on the color wheel). For ready-made combinations, this page includes monochrome, analogous, triadic and tetradic palettes built from #ABED03 in the palette sections above.